Anyone use a sandwhich toaster?

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Thinking of getting one to try with the kids but not sure how much I could get out of it...

Can just think of cheese, cheese and beans.....anyone got any other veggie ideas?

Chocolat spread is lush, but not very nutritious!

banana
banana and honey
spaghetti hoops
any tinned fish like pilchards,sardines etc
macaroni cheese
in fact anything in a tin...

Dh has avacado and cheese.

Cheese and tomato.

onion.

pesto.

We use ours quite a lot.

Oh and you can do an egg one - raw egg cracked in to the brread and it cooks in the toaster.

just thought of an idea of my own

tomato pasta sauce, grated cheese, sweetcorn - like a little pizza toastie

thanks for the tip - will check the finances and look for one....toast and cheese on toast usually goes down well with ds2 so it could be a hit, even ds1 might try a pesto toastie

We hardly ever used our sandwich toaster but we have toasted sandwich's all the time now using our George Foreman grill, they're very nice on that and they're easier to clean

Those toaster bags are great too, and only about £3.99 for two, and they last forever.

Good lord I could murder a toastie right now. Damn you all and your delicious combinations! Not pesto though. yuck!

Cheese ham and tomato is my fave
tuna and cheese nice as well

I like proper sandwich toasters because they make that special triangle shape.

George Foreman grill is more like having a coffee-shop panini toaster

Do not buy one, they are a waste of money, you will use it for a month and then put it away, they are a PITA to clean. But toastabags. Triangles are nice but not worth it.

Another vote for tuna and cheese - was a uni staple.

It's true that they are a royal pita to clean though. I'm a serious toastie lover but even I have now relegated the toastie machine to the back of the cupboard.

We use ours a lot.

Just clean while still semi-hot.

Pizza toasties are yummy. Tomato sauce, onion, peppers, cheese.

Cheese and onion.... mmmm

My mum has a sarnie maker but TBH I always (but always!)have something involving cheese so just pop it under the grill!

I have a very dim view of sandwich toasters. SUCH a pain to clean. However, my Diablo is essentially the same thing and can be bunged in the dishwasher - bonus! It's essentially two little frying pans hinged together that you fill with toastie and clamp shut, then cook on the hob. Best. Invention. Ever.

Toastabags are the way forward! No need to slather on the butter (for those of us who could do without the extra calories!!!), minimal cleaning and fun to make with the kids.

So would you say the toaster bags are worth buying?

love cheese and onion. Ours just wipes clean.

I bought a cheapo one from Tesco, about £8. Serves us perfectly well.

mine is a wipe clean one too. The plates are non stick so I don't see what is hard about wiping over with a damp cloth ?

I think toastsabags are worth buying but have only had mine for a couple of weeks so can't say how long they last.

It's not just the cleaning it's the storing, they clutter up the workspace and if you put it away then you never use it. Tostabags!

We use ours - my DC love them, and as they're both such fussy eaters its worth it to get them to eat something.
Mine is very old, but non-stick so dead easy to clean, and just lives in a cupboard stored for the next time.

I also have toastabags, but they dont fit very well into my toaster, so are never a huge success - and anyway my DD loves the tiny triangles that come from the S/toaster.

Mine's ancient, over 25 years old. We still use it regularly, my all time favourite is cheese & mango chutney. But also like banana & raisin, cheese & onion,cheese & tomato

mrsrawlinson, i've been thinking of getting our diablo out.

you've prompted me to just now.

all those who think the makers are a PITA to clean should check out a diablo.

We use ours several times a month at least- several times a week sometimes. It's a 20 plus year old Tefal that I won in a raffle in 1989, and still going strong.